9:23 p.m. May 1
ºÙºÙÊÓƵ police are investigating a suspicious object found near a Cargo coffee kiosk between the School of Education and Olson Hall on the eastern edge of campus.
Campus police received a call about the possible explosive device at 5:30 p.m. today. Nearby buildings were evacuated.
The Yolo County Bomb Squad and the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Fire Department responded.
By 8:45 p.m. ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Police Lt. Nader Oweis said the object had been rendered safe.
A Cargo coffee kiosk located near the law school on the south side of campus burned to the ground Friday morning in what ºÙºÙÊÓƵ fire officials described as a suspicious fire. That incident also remains under investigation.
Further updates will be posted here as they become available.
Media Resources
Clifton B. Parker, Dateline, (530) 752-1932, cparker@ucdavis.edu